Organisational brief

Community Water Alliance is a grassroots-based Civil Society Organization that work on three program areas:

• WASH (Water Sanitation and Hygiene)
• Environment
• Climate

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Services Offered

• Civic Education
• Monitoring and Observation
• Information Dissemination
• Networking and Capacity building
• Advocacy and Lobby
• Hardware intervention on WASH, Environment & Climate

The organization was formed in 2010 and registered as a Trust in 2013 (NA 0001347/2013) in response to the growing need to address national WASH, environment and climate challenges which place a burden on women who are confined by patriarchy to unpaid domestic care work.

Community Water Alliance (CWA) has a Board of Trustees responsible for giving policy direction to the organization and playing oversight role over operations of the National Water Council and secretariat. The National Water Council acts as the management committee of the organization. The secretariat of the organization carries out day to day work of the organization. CWA has successfully coordinated grants from funding partners that include GIZ, the German Embassy, UNICEF,
Oxfam, SGP-GEF UNDP, Pact and the French Embassy.

Since its formation Community Water Alliance campaigned and lobbied for inclusion of human right to water during the 2013 Constitution making process and this is currently echoed on Section 77(a), which entitles “every person to safe, clean and potable water”. The organization has been providing technical expertise on WASH, environment and climate advocacy and governance to Civil Society Organizations in Zimbabwe. Community Water Alliance has established working relationships with water service providers who are mainly Local Authorities in Zimbabwe.

Vision

Sustainable and equitable access to water, climate services and preserved environment for all Zimbabweans.

Mission Statement

Building community partnerships and alliances on WASH, Environmental and Climate issues.

Values